Machine with processing heads
US4109360A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T408/37
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A machine for performing cutting operations on a workpiece has a rotatable carrier with several releasable processing heads which have rotatable spindles to hold cutting tools. A carrier drive mechanism is mounted on the machine to drive the carrier until a selected one of the heads is adjacent a spindle drive at the work station. The carrier drive has a crank on a rotatable shaft and a slidable plate with a recess to engage the crank to lock the carrier drive in an accurately predetermined position. The spindle drive has a hook and sliding plate mechanism to connect the selected head to the spindle drive. A latch device for releasably holding each head to the carrier is also disclosed.
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